What were you doing
when the rainstorm came?
Unit 5
Section B
Revision: when vs. while
这两个词都有“当…的时候”的意思。
when 既可指某一点时间, 也可以指一段时间;
while 强调一段时间, 所以从句的谓语动词常是延续性的。
当 when表示“在某一段时间里” 的意思时, 它可以代替
while, 但while不能代替when.
e.g. When I came home, she was cooking dinner.
当我到家时, 她正在做饭。
When you hang wet clothes near a fire, you will see
steam rising from them.
当你把湿衣服挂在火边时, 你会看到水汽从衣服上升起。
Do you know this man? What
do you know about him?
马丁.路德.金（1929年1月15日—— 1968年4月4日),著名的美国民权运动领袖。1948年大学毕业。1948 年到1951年间，在美国东海岸的费城继续深造。1963年,马丁•路德•金 晋见了肯尼迪总统，要求通过新的民权法，给黑人以平等的权利。
1963年8月28 日在林肯纪念堂前发表 《我有一个梦想》的演说。1964年获得诺贝尔和平奖。1968年4月， 马丁.路德.金前往孟菲斯市领导工人 罢工被人刺杀，年仅39岁。1986年 起美国政府将每年1月的第三个虽期 一作为马丁.路德.金全国纪念日。
2a. Look at the pictures and title in the
passage. What do you think the passage
is about?
Reading the Title and First Sentences

The title can be helpful for you to understand
a text. It is also a good idea to read the first
sentence of each paragraph before you read
the whole text.
2b.Read the passage and answer the questions.
1.What are the two events in the passage?
2. When did they happen?
1.What are the two events in the passage?

2. When did they happen?
The first event happened on April 4, 1968,
and the second one happened on September
11, 2001.
Dr. Martin Luther King was killed; the World
Trade Center in New York was taken down by
terrorists.
Do You Remember What You
Were Doing?
People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history. In America, for example, many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968. This was an important event in
American history. On this day, Dr. Martin Luther King was killed. Although some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.
Robert Allen is now over 50, but he was a school pupil at that time. “I was at home with my parents,” Robert remembers. “We were eating dinner in the kitchen when we heard the news on the radio. The news reporter said, ‘Dr. King died just 10 minutes ago.’ My parents were completely shocked! My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence.”
More recently, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by
terrorists. Even the date — September 11, 2001
— has meaning to most Americans.

This was a day Kate Smith will never forget.
She remembers working in her office near the
two towers. “My friend shouted that a plane just hit the World Trade Center! I didn’t believe him at first, but then I looked out the window and realized that it was true. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.”
重大事件的消息
在历史上
在这一天
被杀害
他们记得当他们听到
这个消息时他们在做什么
五十多岁
通过收音机听到这个消息
新闻记者说到
完全震惊
我们沉默地吃完了剩下的晚餐
最近
被恐怖分子撞毁
对于多数美国人来说有意义
记得正在她的办公室工作
向窗外看去
我是如此的害怕以至于在那之后
我无法清晰地思考
The news of important events
In history
On this day
Was killed
They remember what they were doing when they heard the news
Over 50
Hear(heard) the news on the radio
The news reporter said (say)
Completely shocked
We finished the rest of our dinner in silence
More recently
Was taken down by terrorists
Has meaning to most Americans
Remember working in her office
Look out the window
I was so scared that I could hardly think
clearly after that
重大事件的消息
在历史上
在这一天
被杀害
他们记得当他们听到
这个消息时他们在做什么
五十多岁
通过收音机听到这个消息
新闻记者说到
完全震惊
我们沉默地吃完了剩下的晚餐
最近
被恐怖分子撞毁
对于多数美国人来说有意义
记得正在她的办公室工作
向窗外看去
我是如此的害怕以至于在那之后
我无法清晰地思考
The news of important events
In history
On this day
Was killed
They remember what they were doing when they heard the news
Over 50
Hear(heard) the news on the radio
The news reporter said (say)
Completely shocked
We finished the rest of our dinner in silence
More recently
Was taken down by terrorists
Has meaning to most Americans
Remember working in her office
Look out the window
I was so scared that I could hardly think
clearly after that
2c. Read the passage again. Are the following
statements true (T) or false (F)，or is the
information not given (NG)?
________ 1. Everyone in America remembers who
killed Dr. King.
_____2. Robert Allen was eating lunch when
Dr. King was killed.
_____3. Roberts parents were shocked to hear
the news.
F
T
T
_____4. Kate Smith was watching a movie when
a plane hit the World Trade Center.
_____5. Kate didn't think her friend was telling
the truth about the event.
F
F
1. Not everyone will remember who killed him, but they can remember what they were doing when they heard that he got killed.
2d. Find out sentences from the passage
with similar meanings to the ones below.
many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968. This was an important event in American history. On this day, Dr. Martin Luther King was killed.
2. No one said anything for the rest of dinner.
3. September 11, 2001— the date alone means something to most people in the US.
My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence.”
Even the date — September 11, 2001
— has meaning to most Americans.
4. I had trouble thinking clearly after that because I was very afraid.
I was so scared that I could hardly think
clearly after that.”
A: When did Dr. Martin Luther King die?
B: He died on ...
2e.How much do you remember about the events in the passage? Test your partner.
Pair Work
1.How did he die?
2.What happened to the building?
3.When was the building taken down?
4.What was Robert Allen doing when he heard the news about Dr. Martin Luther King’s death?
5.What was Kate Smith doing when a plane hit the World Trade Center?
Language points
On this day, Dr. Martin Luther King was killed.
这一天，马丁 •路德•金博士遇害了。
1）马丁 •路德•金(Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929--1968)是世界上知名的美国民权运动领袖。
在20世纪50~60年代，他为改善美国黑人的社会权利及地位做了大量的工作。作为黑人领袖，
他贏得了美国各阶层人民的尊重和爱戴，为世界所关注，1964年荣获“诺贝尔和平奖”。
2）was killed 的意思是“被杀害”，表被动关系。
2. …most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists.
……绝大多数美国人都记得纽约世贸中心被恐怖分子摧毁时他们在做什么。
1）纽约世贸中心
世界贸易中心（ World Trade Center ）简称
“世贸中心”，是美国纽约的地标之一。2001年
9月11日，世贸中心被恐怖分子用所劫持的民航班撞击摧毁，这就是举世震惊的“9 11事件”。
2）take down 意为“摧毁” 。
3. She remembers working in her office near the two towers.
她当时记得自己正在据两座塔楼不远的办公室工作。
1）towers 指世贸中心的双子塔。
2）remember (someone) doing sth 是固定搭配。
表示 “记得某人做过某事”, 其中remember
可表示“记得；回忆起；想起”等意思。如：
I don't remember seeing him anywhere.
我不记得在什么地方见过他。
What was the event?
When did it happen?
Where did it happen?
What were you doing?
What were your friends doing?
Why was it important?
Why do you remember this event?
3a. Make notes about an event you
remember well.
3b. Write a short article about the important
event in 3a. Try to write three paragraphs.
First, write about the event (when and where it happened).
Next, write about what you and some of your friends were doing when this event happened.
Then, write about why this event was important.
An important event that I remember well was ___________. It happened in/ on
_________ at/in ________________.
When I heard the news of this event/ When this event happened, I was_______________. My friends were_______________________.
This event is very important to me because _____________. /I remember this event well because ______________________________.
1. I met a friend of mine _____ I was walking in
the park.
A. before B. when C. after D. if
2. We’ll go for a walk if it _____ tomorrow.
A. will not rain B. isn’t raining
C. doesn’t rain D. isn’t rain
3.
B
C
Can you remember ___when Beijing was made host
To 2008 Olympics?
A. What are you doing B. what were you doing
C. What you are doing D. what you were doing
4.I remember ____a toy bear for you in Shanghai
Three day ago ?
buying B. to buy C. would buy
5.
Do you know _____?
A. what he happened
B. what the matter is with him.
C. what happened to him
D. what did he happened
6.I have trouble ____(deal) with the problem.
7.Remember____(turn) off the lights when you
leave the room, please.
6. I can’t find ____ to sit on the crowded bus.
A. nowhere B. somewhere
C. anywhere D. everywhere
7. My mother was cooking while I ____ the radio.
A. listened to B. have listened to
C. was listening to D. is listening to
8. _____ TV at that time?
A. Did you watch B. Have you watched
C. Were you watching D. Are you watching
C
C
C
9. They arrived ____ Paris ____ a winter evening.
A. at, in B. to, on C. in, on D. in, at
10. Mr. Green told us ____ too much time ____
reading novels.
A. don’t take; on B. not to take; in
C. not to spend; in D. don’t to spend; on
11.
C
C
C
12. The thief _____ the purse and _____.
A. drops, run after B. dropped, ran away
C. dropped, run away D. dropped, ran away
13. People in China are always dressed ______
their best clothes _____ New Year’s Day.
A. at, in B. to, on C. in, on D. in, at
D
C
14. —Is Mr. Green really very ill?
— __________ . He's in hospital.
(中考真题)
A I don' t think so B No, he isn't
C l hope so D I' m afraid so
15. Her husband is ill _____ （2006 北京市）
A. in a hospital  B. in hospital 
C. in the hospital  D. on the hospital
D
B
16. ―My pen is lost and I can’t find
it anywhere. ―So you will have to buy _________. (中考真题)
A. it B. few C. one D. any
C